Abstract
Some of the most important principles of state ethnic policy are to ensure national and ethnic minorities possibility of continuing their national distinction and to enable them participation in public life, including political. The German minority residing in Poland, the most numerous among national minorities, participates actively in realization of the above-mentioned principles. The German minority is most numerous in Upper Silesia area where since 1990 the biggest minority organization in Poland, the Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole Silesia (TSKN), has been operating.
 The basic aim of this article was to make an attempt to describe TSKN activities in the aspect of Polish state ethnic policy assumptions. Research tools and methods used were: historical, comparative, statistical, source study and literature review. Essential research was also study of Internet sources, first and foremost Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration websites as well as TSKN websites. Research hypothesis had been formulated, according to which the Third Republic of Poland ethnic policy not only enable keeping national identity for the German minority living in the region of Opole Silesia, but also creates for the minority appropriate conditions to participate in public life of the region. As a result of research process above-mentioned hypothesis was verified positively.
Highlights
The basic aim of writing this article was to characterize the Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole Silesia (TSKN) in the context of realized ethnic policy of the Polish state
The author made an attempt on explanation of above-mentioned policy and realization of this policy guidelines, basing on the example of most numerous national minority in Poland – the German minority
Research hypothesis was formulated, according to which the Polish state ethnic policy enables keeping national identity of the German minority living in the region of Opole Silesia, and – thanks to activities of this minority organization – creates appropriate conditions for this group to participate much in the public life in the region
Summary
The basic aim of writing this article was to characterize the Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole Silesia (TSKN) in the context of realized ethnic policy of the Polish state. The choice of Opole Silesia was not random measure, as most numerous group of Germans in Poland live there and have had their own organization acting actively in public-political life since the beginning of the 1990s. Research hypothesis was formulated, according to which the Polish state ethnic policy enables keeping national identity of the German minority living in the region of Opole Silesia, and – thanks to activities of this minority organization – creates appropriate conditions for this group to participate much in the public life in the region
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